Talk:Alma Mater (New York sculpture)/Archive 1

Lede image
An editor is attempting to replace the lede image with one in which the subject, the statue, is smaller and darker. I do not think this is a good idea. Here are the two images at the same size:

I think the first is obviously superior. BMK (talk) 20:25, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


 * I have uploaded a newer version of the full statue, which is now lighter (to deal with the above criticism). This one can be seen on the right. I think it is better to have a higher quality image that displays the full statue (particularly, the pedestal). --JSquish (talk) 20:27, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


 * It still does not show the statue itself well at the resolution it is presented at. Too much of the image is the surrounding envirnoment, and not the statue.  The pedestal is a block or granite or marble with the words "Alma Mater" on it, there's nothing significant or interesting about it. BMK (talk) 20:29, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Okay, take a look at it now. At the end of the day, all I really wanted was to incorporate some of the Ionic columns and the part of the scepter that got a little cut off in the original photo. What's your opinion? --JSquish (talk) 22:27, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Even in this version I can't see the details of the statue that I can see in the current image, which, by the way, has those columns as well (how could they not for any image taken fro the front?). The images in the Low Memorial Library article show the columns clearly, and well they should, because the columns are part of the library's architecture and not part of the sculpture.  BMK (talk) 00:06, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

I find the "current image" to be preferred. While the Ionic capitols make a nice picture they are sort of a distracting element to the statue. Carptrash (talk) 15:19, 8 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Take a look at the newer version: Attempted Replacement (New). I got rid of the column work, but still tried to maintain the original photo quality. What do we think? --JSquish (talk) 21:05, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
 * It is fine with me. I sort of like the warmer bronze tones. Carptrash (talk) 21:30, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, I agree that the tones are warmer, but the visibility of detail is still not as good, because of a cerain amount of glare. The book, for instance, is quite clear in the current version, bnut I really only see it in your latest version when I look for it. Same with the details on the face, etc. BMK (talk) 22:19, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

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